When Prince William of the Torrian Alliance comes to Earth to assassinate the last Starchild Sydney, he must make an impossible choice between love and duty.

The critically acclaimed, breakaway YA, dystopian, Sci-fi debut from award-winning author Braxton A. Cosby, The StarCrossed Saga is written in the spirit of The Hunger Games and the Divergent Series. Gold Medal Winner of Reader's Favorite and Literary Children's Classics Award for Sci-fi Young Adult

What Would You Choose: Love or Duty? As the Torrian Alliance continues its age-old mission of hunting down Star-children, King Gregorio Derry reluctantly agrees to send his only son, William, to planet Earth on a mission to bring honor back to the Royal Family name. The target: Sydney, a young teenage girl, unaware of her alien heritage. When an unforeseen accident delays the assassination, William begins to realize a connection forming with Sydney and struggles to follow through with his orders. With the fear of Civil War imminent back home, William must make the ultimate choice between his irrevocable duty and love, sacrificing everything he believes. But as a hidden menace emerges to secure a vested interest, and impossible odds begin to mount against them, William and Sydney wonder if a connection between two Star-Crossed lovers is enough to save them from destruction.

Book 1 of the award-winning StarCrossed Saga series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery!

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5 out of 5 Stars- Gold Medal Book of the Year Winner for Romance- Fantasy- Sci-fi Category "This clever book was written for the true Sci-Fi connoisseur. Cosby writes like a seasoned author and I look forward to the next installment in this series." -Anne B. for Readers Favorite

"The Star-Crossed Saga is daring, exciting and romantic. It's an imaginativescience fiction adventure, chock full of memorable characters, including thesmart and alluring Sydney, who will inspire girls everywhere as they navigatethe tricky waters of teen hood. Braxton Cosby's debut delivers."Adriana Trigiani -- New York Times bestselling author"In this is a blackness, a mythical swagger...things are gonna get so good sometimes, you put it down 'cause you know, you got a good moment coming!"- Comedic Legend Bill Cosby

"Braxton Cosby's stories feel personal and well thought-out. I'm happy to welcome this entertaining writer to the YA science fiction field. I look forward to more of his work!"-Tananarive Due, author of My Soul to Keep"Even an eternity of travel may fall to emotion...an intergalactic bounty hunter comes to Earth with young Sydney Elaine in his sights. But the two meet and Hunter William Derry's mission becomes clouded, as he quickly finds himself torn by honor and love. ProtoStar is a unique spin of the doomed love, very much recommended." - Midwest Book Review

"This Young Adult Sci-Fi book has it all: romance, innocence, mystery, intrigue, prophecy and adventure. ...Cosby writes like a seasoned author and I look forward to the next installment in this series." - Anne B. Readers Favorite

"...a magnificent start to an inventive series by a talented debut author...strong prose is appealing, engaging and well-written. His characters glimmer like the sun...a cinematic literary epic adventure." - Blogcritics"...filled with lots of action and great pacing...very descriptive and vivid." - Jennifer Jabaley, author of Crush Control

"Protostar by Braxton A. Cosby, the first book in The Star-Crossed Saga, is a nice starting to a promising new YA series...I was pulled into the story right from the first page." - The Reading Bud

Winner of CLC's coveted Seal of Approval

"...a really intriguing story that encompasses action, adventure, romance, drama and a measure of science fiction that helps make this multi-faceted book a very engaging read. Ending skillfully with a suspenseful cliffhanger, this book, with its well developed characters and many surprising twists will leave readers anxiously waiting for the next installment in the Star-Crossed Saga."- Literary Classsics 5/5 stars

From the Author

"This Young Adult Sci-Fi book has it all: romance, innocence, mystery, intrigue, prophecy and adventure. ...Cosby writes like a seasoned author and I look forward to the next installment in this series." Anne B. Readers Favorite

"...a magnificent start to an inventive series by a talented debut author...strong prose is appealing, engaging and well-written. His characters glimmer like the sun...a cinematic literary epic adventure." Blogcritics"...filled with lots of action and great pacing...very descriptive and vivid." Jennifer Jabaley, author of Crush Control

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I started this series a bit backwards though in the proper chronological order considering that the prequel, which was published later, features the younger adventures of Prince William – and some of the forces that helped forge him and force his hand. Book 1 in The Star-Crossed Saga “Protostar” by Braxton A. Cosby beings Prince William’s epic battle with tradition and with himself as he faces down the destroyer of galaxies, and his own heart.On the planet of Ontarius, Prince William is preparing to set off on a journey to redeem his family’s honor. A Star-Child has been born, found in a meteor landing on the planet Earth. Now, seventeen years later that child, Sydney, is a girl on the verge of womanhood. Raised by the woman who found her Sydney knows nothing of her origins, or her destiny.Wrapping around a plot that is thick with Science-Fiction and romance, this is a fantasy thriller of a Romeo and Juliet. The Prince is meant to kill her, it is the only way to restore the honor to the laughing stock that is the Royal Family, but it seems that he, like his grandfather before him, will fail to kill the Star-Child.Captivating and encompassing, Cosby has composed a novel worthy of praise – and one that you will most likely read again and again.

Am so happy I came across this interesting book with a very captivating story and easy plot to follow. I love the story line and the cover itself attracted my attention. I was recommended this book by a friend and once I started reading it, I could not put it down untill I finished reading it through. Even if the book was quite long, I never even noticed how I finished reading the book so fast. Characters are also well developed and this makes it seem real. A nice read. Congratulations to the author.

I loved this book. It had been on my TBR list for a few months, but I hadn’t taken time to even pick it up until recently. Much to my delight, I was immediately drawn into the story following William on his mission to destroy the Star-child on Earth. I hadn’t intended to read past chapter one or two to start with, but once I started reading I couldn’t put Protostar down. And after William met Sydney, I was definitively hooked. I read it cover to cover in 24 hours, which is saying a lot considering my kids are on summer vacation. While the kids ran and played outside, I sat in my lawn chair and devoured this story. There were many twists and turns, and I couldn’t wait to see how William would handle the tough decisions he faced and what would happen after he realized he was truly falling for Sydney. The characters are so likeable, the story was intense, the danger was real, the romance was perfect, and I absolutely can’t wait to see what happens next in The Star-Crossed Saga! Science fiction and fantasy fans, young adult and grown alike, will enjoy this page-turning series. I highly recommend this book!

An interesting story and I am looking forward to reading the next in the series. I would have rated the story a five, but felt there were some slightly disjointed transitions. Of course, this could just be due to how long it has been since I was a teenager. ;)

Braxton did a fantastic job writing this story. I enjoyed the story line, the characters and the awesome images he painted with his words. Since I love scifi adventure books Protostar quickly caught my eye. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age. In addition, I believe this book would be awesome for teens and young adults to read for school book reports. Looking forward to book 2 in the series.

I’d give this book, ideally, 3.5 stars. I thought that the plot idea of this was really intriguing… and the cover was definitely one that caught and held my attention.

I really liked the concept of this book and it was pretty cool to see William’s confusion about things that were different in his experience on Earth. I would have liked to see a bit more of what was different for him… and also more about his abilities. I was a bit confused about what exactly he could do.

For quite a bit of the book, I didn’t really like Sydney. I felt she was quite rude and I didn’t exactly understand how William developed feelings for her. I did feel that the romance moved too fast. I would have liked to see more time developing the relationship between William and Sydney.

One of my favourite parts of this book was probably the AI in William’s ship. Some of what he/it came out with made me smile and it was really good to see the interactions between it and William.

It was interesting to see glimpses of life back on William’s home planet, but I noticed that the villains came across as evil… with no indication that they thought they were doing the right thing, which I felt was really quite disappointing.

I did think that Sydney missed the opportunity to find out more about herself and I would have liked to learn more about exactly what she could do. The hints of mythology were interesting, but I was disappointed not to see those further explored.

This book was quite well-written, with only a few mistakes that I noticed. I don’t think I’ll be reading the sequel, though – Sydney’s just a little too cliched for my tastes. I couldn’t get behind her as a heroine.